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to the Association in exchange for dollars to the extent permitted by the articles. The special notes provided for in this subsection shall be issued under the authority and subject to the provisions of the Second Liberty Bond Act, as amended, and the purposes for which securities may be issued under that Act are extended to include the purposes for which special notes are authorized and directed to be issued under this subsection, but such notes shall bear no interest, shall be nonnegotiable, and shall be payable on demand of the Association. The face amount of special notes issued to the Association under the authority of this subsection and outstanding at any one time shall not exceed in the aggregate, the amount actually paid to the Association under the articles.

(d) 11 Any payment made to the United States by the Association as a distribution of net income shall be covered into the Treasury as a miscellaneous receipt.

JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF ACTIONS

SEC. 8.12 For the purpose of any action which may be brought within the United States, its possessions, or the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, by or against the Association in accordance with the articles, the Association shall be deemed to be an inhabitant of the Federal judicial district in which its principal office in the United States is located, and any such action at law or in equity to which the Association shall be a party shall be deemed to arise under the laws of the United States, and the district courts of the United States shall have original jurisdiction of any such action. When the Association is a defendant in any such action, it may, at any time before the trial thereof, remove such action from a State court into the district court of the United States for the proper district by following the procedure for removal of causes otherwise provided by law.

STATUS, IMMUNITIES, AND PRIVILEGES

SEC. 9.13 The provisions of article VII, section 5(d), and article VIII, sections 2 to 9, both inclusive, of the articles shall have full force and effect in the United States, its possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, upon acceptance of membership by the United States in, and the establishment of, the Association.

SEC. 10.14 The United States Governor is hereby authorized (1) to vote in favor of the second replenishment resolutions providing for an increase in the resources of the Association, and (2) to agree on behalf of the United States to contribute to the Association the sum of $480,000,000, as recommended by the Executive Directors in a report dated March 8, 1968, to the Board of Governors of the Association. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $480,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States share of the increase in the resources of the Association.

11 This subsection was redesignated "(d)" by sec. 1 of Public Law 88-310.

12 22 U.S.C. 284f.

13 22 U.S.C. 284g. Sec. 10 was added by Public Law 91-14 (83 Stat. 10). 14 22 U.S.C. 284h.

SEC. 11.15 The United States Governor is hereby authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to contribute to the Association three annual installments of $320,000,000 each as recommend ed in the "Report of the Executive Directors to the Board of Governors on Additions to IDA Resources: Third Replenishment," dated July 21, 1970. There is hereby authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, the amounts necessary for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury of three annual installments of $320,000,000 each for the United States share of the increase in the resources of the Association.

SEC. 12.16 The President shall instruct the United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan or other utilization of the funds of the Bank and the Association for the benefit of any country which has

(1) nationalized or expropriated or seized ownership or control of property owned by any United States citizen or by any corporation, partnership, or association not less than 50 per centum of which is beneficially owned by United States citi

zens;

(2) taken steps to repudiate or nullify existing contracts or agreements with any United States citizen or any corporation, partnership, or association not less than 50 per centum of which is beneficially owned by United States citizens; or

(3) imposed or enforced discriminatory taxes or other exactions, or restrictive maintenance or operational conditions, or has taken other actions, which have the effect of nationalizing, expropriating, or otherwise seizing ownership or control of property so owned;

unless the President determines that (A) an arrangement for prompt, adequate, and effective compensation has been made, (B) the parties have submitted the dispute to arbitration under the rules of the Convention for the Settlement of Investment Disputes, or (C) good faith negotiations are in progress aimed at providing prompt, adequate, and effective compensation under the applicable principles of international law.

SEC. 13.17 The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the International Development Association to vote against any loan or other utilization of the funds of the Bank and the Association for the benefit of any country with respect to which the President has made a determination, and so notified the Secretary of the Treasury, that the government of such country has failed to take adequate steps to prevent narcotic drugs and other controlled substances (as defined by the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970) produced or processed, in whole or in part, in such country, or transported through such country, from being sold illegally within the jurisdiction of such country to United States Government personnel or their dependents, or from entering the United States un

15 22 U.S.C. 284i. Sec. 11 was added by Public Law 92-247 (86 Stat. 60). 16 22 U.S.C. 284j. Sec. 12 was added by Public Law 92-247 (86 Stat. 60). 17 22 U.S.C. 284k. Sec. 13 was added by Public Law 92-247 (86 Stat. 60).

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lawfully. Such instruction shall continue in effect until the President determines, and so notifies the Secretary of the Treasury, that the government of such country has taken adequate steps to prevent such sale or entry of narcotic drugs and other controlled substances.

SEC. 14.18 (a) The United States Governor is hereby authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to pay to the Association four annual installments of $375,000,000 each as the United States contribution to the Fourth Replenishment of the Resources of the Association.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution, there is hereby authorized to be appropriated without fiscal year limitation four annual installments of $375,000,000 each for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. 15.19 *** [Repealed-1977]

SEC. 16.20 (a) The United States Governor is hereby authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to pay to the Association $2,400,000,000 as the United States contribution to the fifth replenishment of the Resources of the Association: Provided, however, That any commitment to make such contributions shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in this section, there are hereby authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $2,400,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.

SEC. 17.21 (a) The United States Governor is authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to pay to the Association $3,240,000,000 as the United States contribution to the sixth replenishment of the resources of the Association: Provided, however, That any commitment to make such contributions shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contributions provided for in this section, there is authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $3,240,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury: Provided, however, That not more than $850,000,000 of such sum may be made available for the fiscal year 1982 and not more than $945,000,000 of such sum may be made available for the fiscal year 1983.22

SEC. 18.23 (a) The United States Governor is hereby authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to pay to the Association

18 22 U.S.C. 2841. Sec. 14 was added by Public Law 93-373 (88 Stat. 445).

19 Sec. 15, which directed the U.S. Governor to vote against any loan or assistance to any country which develops a nuclear explosive device (unless such country was a party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons), was repealed by sec. 702 of Public Law 95-118 (91 Stat. 1070).

20 22 U.S.C. 284n. Sec. 16 was added by sec. 401 of Pubic Law 95-118 (91 Stat. 1068). 21 22 U.S.C. 2840. Sec. 17 was added by sec. 1321 of Public Law 97-35 (95 Stat. 740).

22 Appropriations for U.S. payments authorized in sec. 17 have been provided in the following amounts and Public Laws: fiscal year 1981-$500 million (Public Law 97-12); fiscal year 1982$700 million (Public Law 97-121); fiscal year 1983-$700,000,000 (Public Law 97-377); and $245 million (Public Law 98-63); fiscal year 1984-$945 million (Public Law 98-151); fiscal year 1985$150 million (Public Law 98-473).

23 22 U.S.C. 284p. Title I of the Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act, 1985 (sec. 101 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 1985; Public Law 98-473; 98 Stat. 1885), added sec. 18 by enacting into law the amendment made by sec. 901 of S. 2582, as reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 18, 1984, except for subsec. (c) of such amendment.

$2,250,000,000 as the United States contribution to the seventh replenishment of the resources of the Association, except that any commitment to make such contributions shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $2,250,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.24

SPECIAL FACILITY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA

SEC. 19.25 (a) The Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to the Special Facility for Sub-Saharan Africa, administered by the Association, amounts appropriated pursuant to subsection (b).

(b) For purposes of the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $225,000,000.26

SEC. 20.27 (a) The United States Governor is hereby authorized to agree on behalf of the United States to pay to the Association $2,875,000,000 to the eighth replenishment of the resources of the Association, except that any commitment to make such contributions shall be made subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.

(b) In order to pay for the United States contribution provided for in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $2,875,000,000 for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.28

24 Appropriations for U.S. payments authorized in sec. 18 have been provided in the following amounts and Public Laws: fiscal year 1985-$750 million (Public Law 98-473); fiscal year 1986$700 million (Public Law 99-190); fiscal year 1987-$622.6 million (Public Law 99-591); fiscal year 1987 supplemental-$207.5 million (Public Law 100-71).

25 22 U.S.C. 284q and 284q note. Sec. 19 was added by sec. 101(i) of the Further Continuing Appropriations, 1986 (Public Law 99-190; 99 Stat. 1294), which enacted sec. 102 of H.R. 2253. 26 Appropriations for U.S. payments authorized in sec. 19 have been provided in the following amounts and Public Laws: fiscal year 1986-$75 million (actual contribution was $71.8 million resulting from budgetary reductions mandated by Gramm-Rudman) (Public Law 99-190); fiscal year 1987-$64.8 million (Public Law 99-591).

27 Sec. 20 was added by sec. 101 of H.R. 3750 (as introduced on Dec. 11, 1987), which was enacted into law by reference in title II of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988 (Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329 at 1329-134).

28 Appropriations for the U.S. contribution authorized in sec. 20 have been provided in the following amounts and Public Laws: fiscal year 1988-$915 million (Public Law 100-202); fiscal year 1989-$995 million (Public Law 100-461); fiscal year 1990-$965 million (Public Law 101167).

(E) Special Facility for Sub-Saharan Africa

Partial text of H.R. 2253 [Multilateral Development Bank Act of 1985] as enacted into law by sec. 101(i) of the Further Continuing Appropriations, 1986 (Public Law 99-190; 99 Stat. 1294), approved December 19, 1985

NOTE.-Except for the provisions included below, H.R. 2253 contained amendments to the International Development Association Act, the African Development Fund Act, and the Bretton Woods Agreement Act. These amendments are incorporated into the text at the appropriate places.

TITLE I-SPECIAL FACILITY FOR SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

The Congress hereby finds that

(1) Sub-Saharan Africa faces a virtually unprecedented condition of human misery which threatens the lives of one hundred and fifty million people;

(2) only the combined effort of both the African nations themselves and international aid donors can overcome the obstacles to economic development which have given rise to conditions of famine, declining food production, infant mortality, desertification, and deteriorating infrastructure;

(3) international relief efforts have helped to address the immediate crisis of starvation in Africa and the United States has made important contributions to this effort both bilaterally and through contributions to the multilateral development institutions;

(4) there is a serious shortfall in the external capital resources necessary to support the policy reform efforts of the African governments and to achieve the long-term development necessary to avert a chronic state of crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa;

(5) the Special Facility for Sub-Saharan Africa will have as its primary goal the implementation of policy reforms to help the African countries to help themselves;

(6) to succeed, these efforts must be reinforced by development resources;

(7) the appalling conditions prevalent in the countries of SubSaharan Africa underscore the need for the United States to participate in a coordinated framework with the other aid donor countries; and

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